NFL roundup: Megatron, Lions knock off 'Boys

Monday

Oct 28, 2013 at 2:00 AM

DETROIT — Matthew Stafford's 1-yard lunge over a pile of linemen with 12 seconds left and Calvin Johnson's 329 yards receiving lifted the Detroit Lions to a 31-30 comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

The Associated Press

DETROIT — Matthew Stafford's 1-yard lunge over a pile of linemen with 12 seconds left and Calvin Johnson's 329 yards receiving lifted the Detroit Lions to a 31-30 comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

Stafford threw a 22-yard pass to Johnson, who had the second-most yards receiving in NFL history, to set up his winning score. The quarterback seemed to catch his hometown Cowboys by surprise — some of them appeared to expect him to spike the ball.

Johnson's total trails only the 336 yards receiving Flipper Anderson had for the Los Angeles Rams against New Orleans on Nov. 26, 1989, in a game that went into overtime.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Terrelle Pryor ran 93 yards on the first play from scrimmage for the longest touchdown run by a quarterback, and Oakland won following a bye week for the first time since 2002.

Darren McFadden added two touchdown runs and the defense did the rest for the Raiders (3-4).

DENVER — Peyton Manning overcame four turnovers and Denver (7-1) scored the last 38 points in a come-from-behind victory. Manning finished with 354 yards and four touchdown passes to offset his three interceptions and lost fumble.

His first two turnovers led to points that gave the Redskins (2-5) a 21-7 lead early in the third quarter.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Smith threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns, and Kansas City held off scrappy Cleveland late in the fourth quarter to preserve a victory and remain the NFL's lone undefeated team.

The Chiefs (8-0) built a 20-7 lead late in the first half before the Browns (3-4) made it a game.

Jason Campbell threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns for the Browns.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England shook off a dismal first half and another mediocre performance by Tom Brady, who completed 13 of 22 passes for 116 yards.

Trailing 17-3 after gaining just 59 yards in the half, the Patriots quickly turned the game around in the third quarter with two touchdowns in a span of seven plays. The Patriots (6-2) outscored the Dolphins (3-4) in the third quarter 17-0.

NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees passed for five touchdowns and 332 yards, and New Orleans pulled away.

Saints tight end Jimmy Graham played after missing practice most of the week with a left foot injury and scored on 13- and 15-yard passes over the middle, powering through tackles at the goal line both times.